The George Zimmerman Bail Hearing — Wow - some days chicken salad and some days Florida state prosecutor. — George Zimmerman will be released on bail, set at $150,000. The prosecution had asked for $1 million, the defense for $15,000. — CNN has 1, 2 transcripts.

Romney asks GOP delegates to sign pledge, but some refuse — Scottsdale, Arizona (CNN) - Members of the Republican National Committee gathering in Arizona were invited to meet with Mitt Romney in private Friday and have their pictures taken with the presumptive GOP nominee, but there was a price of admission: loyalty.

Manchin on the Fence About Obama Vote — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who has done more than any other Democrat up for reelection this year to distance himself from President Obama, said he does not know if he will vote for Obama or presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in November.

New Romney flack's old pastime: ridiculing the Gingriches — Mitt Romney's campaign put out word Thursday that Richard Grenell, the former Bush administration spokesman at the United Nations, was joining his team as a spokesman on foreign policy issues. — In between his gigs at the UN …

HHS hires former Planned Parenthood spokesman — If the Obama administration was already on bad terms with abortion opponents, it's not going to improve relations by hiring Planned Parenthood's former spokesman for a job at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Media Matters' Anti-Christian Agenda Exposed — WASHINGTON — An influential organization with ties to the White House came under fire recently for attacking Christian news outlets. — Now, CBN News has obtained a document showing that the very foundation of the group known as Media Matters …

Congressman Proposes Amendment to Strip Most Newspapers, Churches, Nonprofits, and Other Corporations of All Constitutional Rights — That's the People's Rights Amendment: … So just as Congress could therefore ban the speech of nonmedia business corporations, it could ban publications …

LEGOs for girls has feminist group in a twist — The new “Lego Friends” line rolled out in December features LadyFigs, curvier takeoffs on the traditional boxy figurines that live in a place called Heartlake City. Shown above is a set depicting “Stephanie's Outdoor Bakery.” (LEGO.com)

Parsons Blames Glass-Steagall Repeal for Crisis — Richard Parsons, speaking two days after ending his 16-year tenure on the board of Citigroup Inc. (C) and a predecessor, said the financial crisis was partly caused by a regulatory change that permitted the company's creation.

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